Question

t c: parts of speech practice
tify the parts of speech for each underlined word in the sentence.

1. the rainy afternoon made maya feel thoughtful.
2. she opened the worn journal carefully.
3. the journal belonged to her grandmother.
4. maya eagerly read each page.
5. the photograph showed a smiling girl.

options: noun, verb, adjective, adverb

Explanation:

1. "rainy" describes the noun "afternoon", so it's an adjective.
2. "opened" is an action, so it's a verb.
3. "journal" is a thing, so it's a noun.
4. "eagerly" describes the verb "read", so it's an adverb.
5. "smiling" describes the noun "girl", so it's an adjective.

Answer:

1. Adjective
2. Verb
3. Noun
4. Adverb
5. Adjective